I remember why I wanted to be a trader; I was conditioned to believe the easiest way to make money was to stand near the cash register.The year was 1991 and capitalism was about to embark on a journe

In April 2006, Stephen Colbert was invited to speak at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, DC before former President Bush and elite members of his cabinet. The outgoing

Executive compensation remains a hot topic, as the debate rages over whether Wall Street CEOs deserve their gargantuan pay packages.Just this week, “Pay Czar” Kenneth Feinberg made headli

  The menu addition was unnecessary, the marketing strategy was ill-conceived, and above all, the burger wasn't tasty. McDonald's (MCD) brief fling with the Arch Deluxe burger is not only reg

Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish

Minyan Morning Memo One to Watch: Starbucks (SBUX) will be hoping for fat profits at the close, even as it unloads complementary calories on customers in a pastry promotion during the day.

Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish

Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish

They say there are plenty of fish in the sea; there seem to be just as many online dating services.The social stigma of online dating is long gone, and more social networks and free sites that focus

Who knew that working for a quasi-nationalized bureaucratic nightmare -- with the added bonus of becoming a national scapegoat -- was such a lousy gig? At Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE),